National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

wicklowdub

Davaeo09 wrote: »

Can any one answer my questions please.
1. Why is it that snow never seems to reach Kilkenny while near by Carlow and Wicklow region get hammered?

Wicklow & Carlow never do well in the hurling, swings and roundabouts

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Jesus H Christ

Look at that lump coming off Wales on the latest radar :eek:

Cleavage1970

Snowing in Athboy - just started about 5 mins ago, light flakes

leahyl

Where do you get that radar map with the red indicating snow? Can someone post up the whole country so we get an idea where we're at? Thanks:)

Heroditas

whitesands wrote: »

I'm listening to the dublin bus base controllers, buses still running to dun laoire, FOR NOW, snowing heavy in dun laoire again, I'd get the dart to be safe.

I love this site sometimes!

Dr Galen

if that hits we are fooked

edit: talking about the big lump off wales that was mentioned above

baraca

baraca wrote: »

Actually that clump to the east of wexford doesn't seem to be going anywhere!

Iy takes about 90 mins to go about 10 miles so patience grasshoppa.
The clump last night was the same.
Snowing and piling up.
This shower looks like it's dropped another half inch already in 10 mins

wicklowdub

t|nt|n wrote: »

Jesus H Christ

Look at that lump coming off Wales on the latest radar :eek:

:eek::eek::eek:
I'm emigrating if that makes it across the Irish Sea

Mac daddy

Heavy snow in shankill again pretty much all morning now.
Good 8/10 inches of snow here.

Roads are a joke not a bit of grit in sight.

Davaeo09

wicklowdub wrote: »

Wicklow & Carlow never do well in the hurling, swings and roundabouts

Aye but was is it that stops it from reaching this far? :P
And as some one with only a mild interest in the sport let me say

SNOW > Hurling

El Horseboxo

Bout time i got to put the hummer through it's paces.

percy100

supposed to be going to kilkenny for christmas .... If this keeps up Im going nowhere... better go out and get an emergency turkey and ham:pac:

d'Oracle

Davaeo09 wrote: »

Can any one answer my questions please.
1. Why is it that snow never seems to reach Kilkenny while near by Carlow and Wicklow region get hammered? Is it the geography of the region?
2. With all this cold weather how will it affect our smaller animals here in Ireland (i.e the non native rabbit)

1. Its the mountains I reckon.
2. Dunno. Nothing has killed them off yet....

Cionád

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:pac:

ninebeanrows

We now have 5 inches on the wall, probably deeper on grass.

The very heavy snow stopped around 12.30.

LookingFor

Quite heavy the last while here. Sun breaking out from somewhere though, guess there was a gap in the cloud passing.

Vizual Pics

Woke this morning to surprise snow (the best kind) in Castlebar, got another 4-5 inches on top of the 4-5 of compacted snow we had already and drove to work in ballina then which got an epic 8 inches overnight from a streamer, there was already about 4-5 inches of compacted snow...I have never seen snow like it!! I'm flying to Italy on the 23rd from Dublin airport so hoping that I make it out now, they have a metre of snow in Italy where I'm travelling to so its gonna be a white Christmas either way!:D

premiercad

ya this weather circled needs to be watch big time!

MGMTea

t|nt|n wrote: »

Jesus H Christ

Look at that lump coming off Wales on the latest radar :eek:

*jumps around excitedly*

YAY

jayo2004

Don't know what your talking about carlow has had no snow what so ever

Tom Cruises Left Nut

I may have to go get some more snow wine !! :pac::pac:

snowstreams

Its from raintoday.co.uk Only the premium one has the snow mentioned though.

Heroditas

Sun is shining yet it's still snowing reasonably here in Lucan.
I also am on a half day today.


The bad news is that I just remembered I have no beer :eek:

Wertz

t|nt|n wrote: »

Jesus H Christ

Look at that lump coming off Wales on the latest radar :eek:

The bit just north of caernarfon? It's a bit flattered with the lift from the mountains to it's south....but if it manages to stay up and gets fed by the Irish sea then it's time to break out the emergency rations.

some_dose wrote: »

If you think it is cold here, watch this.

http://www.break.com/index/newfoundland_frozen_waves.html

Waves freezing the second they break! :eek:

I'll see your frozen waves and raise you a frozen lighthouse.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/8205402/Ohio-lighthouse-turned-into-ice-by-cold-weather.html


Like Eissengard in LotR or soemthing.

nizo888

roryc1 wrote: »

Thats class, thanks

Quite funny to watch all the planes in holding patterns near the airport suddenly fly off to the South and West. One plane that was half way accross the Irish Sea turned around and went back to the UK.

I know it's not funny for the people affected but it was like Dubln Airport just let off a huge fart!

Im gutted My poor son is stuck in an airport till at least 5 o clock he says.
if this snow keeps up all day, he wont get here at all. Luckily for me, I was kinda mentally prepared due to MT's warning a few weeks ago. So thanks again MT, you are a diamond.

Davaeo09

Apologies my friend
Keep us updated how ever, if you get it we just might

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Wertz wrote: »

The bit just north of caernarfon? It's a bit falltered with the lfit from the mountains to it's south....but if it managaes to stay up and gets fed by the Irish sea then it's time to break out the emergency rations.

Yeah thats the one, if that beefs up nobody is going anywhere !

Speak Now

wicklowdub wrote: »

Wicklow & Carlow never do well in the hurling, swings and roundabouts

Ah i get it, Wicklow and Carlow get hamered at Hurling and snow

Trogdor

Near whiteout here, 15cm level now with a few bigger drifts.